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Mexico imposes 50 pct tariff on white corn imports
Mexico on June 24 began imposing a 50 percent tariff on white corn imports, a move the president says looks to boost national production and prevent imports of genetically modified corn.
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Scientist develops biotechnological fertilizer
An academic has successfully developed a biotechnological fertilizer that will increase crop yields by up to 70 percent and reduce the country's foreign dependence in terms of fertilizers.
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World food prices hit record high in 2022
World food prices fell for a ninth month in a row in December but hit their highest level on record for the full year in 2022, U.N. data have showed.
Food prices soared to a monthly record high in March after Russia invaded agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a major supplier of wheat and cooking oil to the world.
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Against Bleak Global Backdrop, Kosovo’s Dokufest Ponders ‘How to Survive?’
Sixty-eight-year-old Cava will work until 11 p.m., trying to earn enough money to buy the medicine his wife needs to treat her cancer, while festivalgoers hurry excitedly through the city, tickets and souvenirs in hand.
One cob of Cava's roasted corn costs a euro. He sells up to 50 a day during Dokufest, but barely 10 on other days.
Ukrainian wheat production estimated to fall by 40%
Before the start of the war, Ukraine was the world’s fourth-largest exporter of wheat and corn
Grain Harvest in Bulgaria is at a Five-Year High, and Prices are Rising
Wheat is 32% more expensive, and for sunflowers the annual increase is 35%. Maize prices the most - by 42%
The wheat harvest in Bulgaria is increasing by over 50% this year compared to 2020, crossing the limit of 7.1 million tons of production. This is the best level for the last five years.
Turkey's first corn maze opened in Istanbul
Turkey's first corn maze, established in the Şile district of Istanbul within the scope of a tourism innovation project supported by the Agriculture Ministry and the Union of Agricultural Chambers and the Association of Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB), has been opened to public visit.
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Romania cereal production in 2020,17 million tonnes, lower by 44% from 2019
The total production of Romanian grain cereal dropped this year to almost half from 2019, due to the prolonged drought which affected some agricultural areas in the country, reaching a bit over 17 million tonnes, according to the data supplied by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), at the request of AGERPRES.
The Droughts Affect 55 million People a Year, According to a WWF Report
A new report by the conservation organization WWF warns that the climate crisis poses an increasing real risk of global droughts. According to the study, these processes put pressure on wetlands and the urban environment and negatively impact the lives of 55 million people each year, putting energy supplies and food production at risk.
Romania ranks first in EU at cultivated area and grain maize and sunflower production
Romania ranked first among the EU member states in 2018 in terms of the cultivated area and the production of grain maize and sunflower, according to the National Institute of Statistics.